In the 1961 Formula 1 season Bruce McLaren drove a total of 8 races for Cooper-Climax. From the total of 8 races, Bruce managed to finish on the podium 1 times. With the best result a 3rd place during the Italian Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where McLaren didn't finish, this happend in 1 occasion.
Bruce McLaren finished the season on 8th place in the driver championship with a total of 11 points.
McLaren vs. Boffa Cooper-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
McLaren vs. Brabham Cooper-Climax 1961
5
Race
2
McLaren vs. Burgess Cooper-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
McLaren vs. Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
McLaren vs. Collomb Cooper-Climax 1961
2
Race
0
McLaren vs. Duke Cooper-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
McLaren vs. Fairman Cooper-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
McLaren vs. Gregory Cooper-Climax 1961
5
Race
1
McLaren vs. Hansgen Cooper-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
McLaren vs. Lewis Cooper-Climax 1961
4
Race
1
McLaren vs. Penske Cooper-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
McLaren vs. Pirocchi Cooper-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
McLaren vs. Salvadori Cooper-Climax 1961
4
Race
1
McLaren vs. Sharp Cooper-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
McLaren vs. Surtees Cooper-Climax 1961
5
Race
3
McLaren vs. Thiele Cooper-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
1961 races
Monaco GP
May 14th, 1961
6th
Dutch GP
May 22nd, 1961
12th
Belgian GP
Jun 18th, 1961
DNF
French GP
Jul 2nd, 1961
5th
British GP
Jul 15th, 1961
8th
German GP
Aug 6th, 1961
6th
Italian GP
Sep 10th, 1961
3rd
United States GP
Oct 8th, 1961
4th
1961 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
1
Finishes in top 5
3
Finishes in points
5
Position
8th
High/low position
6th/11th
Points
11
DNF's
1
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
3rd/18th
Average finish result
7.75
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
1
Top 5 streak
2
Points streak
5
Finish streak
5
1961 Standings progression
1961 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco GP | 6th | +5 Laps | 7th | |||
| 2 | Dutch GP | 12th | +2 Laps | 14th | |||
| 3 | Belgian GP | DNF | DNF (Ignition) | 15th | |||
| 4 | French GP | 5th | +1:41.8 | 8th | |||
| 5 | British GP | 8th | +1 Lap | 14th | |||
| 6 | German GP | 6th | +2:41.4 | 12th | |||
| 7 | Italian GP | 3rd | +2:28.4 | 14th | |||
| 8 | United States GP | 4th | +58.0 | 4th |